Acossus populi, the aspen carpenterworm, is a moth of the family Cossidae.[1] It is found in the United States in Nevada, Colorado, California and in the northern Rocky Mountains. In Canada it is found in Ontario and British Columbia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Acossus |
| Species: | A. populi
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| Acossus populi (Walker, 1856)
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The wingspan is 50–68 mm.
The larvae feed on Populus species, mainly Populus tremuloides.
Subspecies edit
- Acossus populi populi
- Acossus populi angrezi (Bailey, 1882)
- Acossus populi orc (Strecker, 1893)
References edit
- ^ Markku Savela (September 15, 2005). "Acossus genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-03-11.